Never Never Land - David Walliams

Supporting a lower-division club may not always be rewarding, but it''s rarely dull. Welcome to Never Never Land, an intimate and personal story of Southend United and English football over the past 60 years.The book chronicles memorable matches as United challenge for promotion and battle against relegation. With action, sights and sounds from the terraces, stands and TV screens, it offers a front-row seat to the club’s most triumphant highs and devastating lows.Inside you will discover:Unique personal experiences of memorable Southend United matches over 60 years, interwoven with the author’s own storyHow NOT to end up supporting Liverpool: despite this being the city of his birth and hailing from a Liverpool-supporting family, Williams chose an uncelebrated lower-division Essex teamWhat it takes to support Southend United: battling the axis of commiseration, ridicule and misunderstanding afflicting supporters of lower-division clubsAn exploration of the key characters, on and off the pitch, who have helped to build United’s historyInsights into the challenges of supporting Southend United in Australia and the author’s endeavours to spread the word 12,000 miles away Never Never Land is a must-read not only for Southend United supporters, but fans of lower-division Football League clubs everywhere.
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